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HSR Waiting Period for Proposed Merger Expires Between Pactive and Reynolds

Pactiv Corporation (NYSE: PTV), a leader in the consumer and foodservice packaging markets, and Reynolds Group Holdings Limited, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverage packaging and storage products, today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, relating to Reynolds Group’s proposed merger with Pactiv, has expired, thereby satisfying a condition to the closing of the transaction.

28 Sep 2010

BASF to Establish Production Base for Water Treatment and Paper Chemicals in China

BASF has decided to establish a wholly-owned world-scale production base for water treatment and paper chemicals in Nanjing, China, with the construction of a 40,000 t/a quaternized cationic monomers plant and a 20,000 t...

From BASF Corporation 27 Sep 2010

NLMK Start Work on New Production Facility for Electric Insulation Coating for Transformer Steel

Production has commenced at a new facility producing electric insulation coating for transformer steel at NLMK's main site in Lipetsk. The launch of the 60,000 tpa line is a further step in designing a process chain ...

27 Sep 2010

Acuity to Discuss the Design, Performance and Sustainability Requirements Needed from OLEDs

Acuity Brands, a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, as part of its ongoing efforts to lead the discussion in the lighting and OLED technology industries on the requirements for a...

27 Sep 2010

BASF to Establish New Polyurethanes System House in China

BASF, the leading supplier of polyurethane (PU) system solutions worldwide, announced today that it will further strengthen its global service and production network with a new System House in Tianjin, the largest modern manufacturing base and trading center in northern China.

From BASF Corporation 27 Sep 2010

First Photomask Etch System Capable of Working at 22nm and Beyond

Applied Materials today launched its new Applied Centura® Tetra™ X Advanced Reticle Etch system – the only system capable of etching the photomasks needed for customers’ most challenging device layers at 22nm and beyond.

From Applied Materials Inc 27 Sep 2010

Advanced Composites Group to Demonstrate Technologically Advanced Prepregs at JEC Asia 2010

ACG will exhibit a range of technologies and applications, the first of which will be a composite mould tool suite featuring a CNC-machined master model manufactured from ACG’s TB750 syntactic tooling block, a carbon fibre reinforced mould tool manufactured using ACG’s low temperature moulding LTM®217 tooling prepreg, and a finished component made from one of ACG’s carbon fibre reinforced prepregs at JEC Asia 2010.

27 Sep 2010

Industrial Workwear Designed to Prevent Workers from Suffering Heat Exhaustion

Loughborough University is participating in a three year European Union funded project which could see a new generation of workwear being developed and produced to prevent workers in hot industrial environments suffering...

27 Sep 2010

Combined Thermoforming and Injection Mould to Make Debut at K 2010

Making its début at K 2010 in Düsseldorf (27th October until 3rd November) will be a combined thermoforming and injection mould developed by Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG, Busslingen/Switzerland. This so-called o...

27 Sep 2010

Arkema to Exhibit PVDF Grades Designed Specifically for Litium-Ion Batteries

Arkema's Kynar grades designed specifically for lithium-ion cells will be on display at the 12th edition of Batteries 2010, taking place in Cannes from September 29th to October 1st. This international annual event i...

27 Sep 2010

Another Stork Materials Technology Testing Facility Achieves Nadcap Accreditation

Stork Materials Technology is proud to announce another U.S. location has earned Nadcap accreditation for testing and inspection. Following successful audits in August, Stork Twin City Testing of St. Paul, Minnesota, rec...

From Element Materials Technology 27 Sep 2010

New Agreement Allows Seco-Warwick to Offer Continuous Aluminum Log-Billet Homogenizing

Based on a formal agreement with IUT Sweden, SECO/WARWICK is pleased to add continuous aluminum log/billet homogenizing to the scope of products available to the global extrusion market.

From Airflow Systems, Inc. 27 Sep 2010

Gold Bulletin to be Published as A SpringerOpen e-Only Journal

Starting in 2011, Springer will publish Gold Bulletin as a SpringerOpen e-only journal through the sponsorship of the World Gold Council (WGC). Under this publishing model, the entire contents of the Gold Bulletin will continue to be fully and immediately open access, available to anyone with an Internet connection.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 27 Sep 2010

Hosokawa Micron Launch New Alpine Air Jet Sieve e200 LS

Hosokawa Micron Ltd announce the launch of a new Alpine Air jet Sieve e200 LS, this new version of an established industry standard, for particle quality control by dry sieving, now features additional functions including comparison analysis, trend analysis for statistics, a language switch over and country specific measurement feature.

27 Sep 2010

RHFS Acquires Piping Products Division from Corrosion Products and Equipment

Ryan Herco Flow Solutions has acquired the assets of Corrosion Products & Equipment, Inc. Piping Products Division headquartered in Rochester, New York.

From Ryan Herco Flow Solutions 27 Sep 2010